dealing with instructors who don't like me...

[katster]

waiting on a data run, sorta trying to pay attention in class. It's not holding my interest. Granted, I'm half-asleep too.

I like Brian, and he's doing his best, and he took a lot of time to help me out on Friday, and I owe him.

It's the other instructor I'm not so fond of.

You've seen me mention Glushko around. I'm pretty annoyed with him. Because it's obvious he plays favourites. And it's obvious that I'm not one of his favourites. He can't even manage to acknowledge that I exist. I first noticed this last Thursday at Parker's attempt at disproving that there's no such thing as a free lunch. (He rolled out the barbecue and grilled food left over from Cal Day.)

Well, Glushko was there. He smoozes with students. And he repeatedly pulled people aside to talk to them. But when I attempted to get into a general conversation he was holding with somebody else, he proceeded to ignore anything I said. And so I've been watching and seeing him in the labs, and he'll go talk to other students, but he's not said a word to me. Not a single word. Not even 'hi'. Grr. It really bothers me and something needs to be done.

So...what do I do now? does anybody have any advice? How do I let him know that he's not being fair?

Then again, I'm not a true disciple of the XML way, so there's probably no hope for me.

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[ratbert.livejournal.com]

and one more thing.. do something that your nation doesn't know how to do and that's keep your big american noses out of problems that do not involve you! That's the reason why sept 11 happened and why it will happen again because you americans don't mind your own business. So you can do like everyone else and grow up and finally understand that you are not god or that you guys don't rule the world and pick on everyone because of problems that have. But I guess that's what happens when theirs a nation of asshole and idiots.

[kuangning]

Ahh, yes. I've been properly put in my place, so I have. By someone who couldn't bother to read my userinfo and thus know that I was born and raised in the West Indies. Or perhaps it's just your vaunted want of reading skills at work again.

You came into Kat's journal and attacked her in public. You put your hostility, your callousness, and your ignorance where everyone could see them. As far as I'm concerned, this is no longer a private issue between you and my friends. If you wanted it to be, you should have approached her in a civil manner, ideally even in realtime or through email. The truth is, though, that you weren't interested in resolving anything. Everything you've said in this thread has been an attack, and now that you've been called on it, you want to hide behind yet another attack on nationalistic stereotypes. I'm unimpressed. In fact, I'm disgusted. I say again, leave Kat alone. Take up your problems with the person involved.